A shooting incident that left a local traffic officer in serious condition in hospital, has been described as a freak accident.
The officer, 30-year-old Slim
Makhi from the Overstrand Traffic
Department, was shot in the stom-

ach by a colleague when the latter
apparently tried to enable his weapon’s safety mechanism before locking it away.
Apparently both men were on
leave when they decided to get together at the colleague’s house in
Zwelihle on Tuesday afternoon.
This is where the incident occurred at around 16:00, according to

Lt Fadila September of the Hermanus Police.
September says the officer who
fired the shot is very traumatised
and has since been sent for counselling.
As a case of attempted murder is
currently being investigated by the
Hermanus Police, the colleague’s
name cannot be published, prior to

a court appearance.
“Police and ambulance officials
were quickly on the scene and took
the injured man to Mediclinic Hermanus,” says September.
“He was then transferred to the
Hermanus Provincial Hospital and
from there taken to Worcester Hospital by ambulance, because of the
seriousness of his injuries.”

According to Jo-Anne Otto,
spokesperson for Western Cape
Government Health, Makhi underwent surgery on Tuesday evening in
the Worcester Hospital.
“He is currently in a serious, but
stable condition,” Otto said on
Wednesday afternoon.
The municipality declined to
comment on the incident.

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12 June, 2014

Forestry in Grabouw under threat
ANNETTE THERON
The livelihoods of 6 000 people in
Grabouw are under threat if intervention in the forestry industry does not occur soon.
According to a memorandum compiled by
the Grabouw Deforestation Crisis Campaign, the Grabouw Development Forum
and the local ratepayers association, some
12 000 people are currently employed in forestry in the Western Cape. Of these, half are
estimated to live in Theewaterskloof.
At present harvesting but no replanting
of trees is taking place. This is due to Cabinet
decommissioning 45 000 hectares of “uneconomical” state commercial timber plantations in the province in 2001. It included all
of Theewaters-kloof’s plantations.
But six years after a Cabinet decision to
reverse some of the plantations’ decommissioning, which was already signed in 2008
and could save the local industry, it still has
not been implemented by the Department
of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
(DAFF). If not finalised soon, sawmills are
under threat of operations being terminated
in 2020 due to timber supplies running dry.

The memorandum, which was handed to
Mayor Chris Punt on 21 May, containing
some 2 000 signatures, reads as follows:
“Grabouw’s 100-year-old forestry industry
will be terminated through bureaucratic
bungling if replanting of our pine trees cannot begin within the next 18 months.”
It argues that Grabouw’s unemployment
rate will skyrocket. “Since the implementation of the Forestry Exit Strategy in 2001,
there has been a steady shedding of jobs in
the forestry sector which has exacerbated
our local unemployment problem. Skills are
being lost to the industry as employees are
facing retrenchment and early retirement.
Next year the Cape Pine sawmill in Stellenbosch will close as there are no longer
enough big logs available from Grabouw,
which will cause further unhappiness and,
no doubt, further labour unrest.”
Alex Roe, chairperson of the Grabouw
Ratepayers Association says Grabouw is
one of the towns affected in multiple ways.
“Grabouw is a delicate eco-system with regards to unemployment and jobs and aesthetics. We rely heavily on tourism and if
we suddenly lose our trees, it will have a
great impact on tourism.”
Further benefits of keeping the industry

running are the upkeep of roads and firebreaks, the retention of fire-fighting abilities in the area and the subsequent protection of fynbos. Production of Radiata Pine,
amongst the best quality pine in the world,
will also be lost. “We are now importing inferior pine from elsewhere when we could be
using our own product,” says Roe.
In an appeal to former deputy president
Kgalema Motlanthe’s office after an election
campaign visit to Grabouw earlier this year,
role players pleaded with him to help. “Each
year that passes, erodes away the possibility
of a complete return to forestry and the reemployment of those employees lost to this
industry. We therefore humbly request that
you urgently intervene in whatever way
possible and put pressure on the relevant
department to plot a way forward.”
Stiffie
Cronjé,
spokesperson
for
Theewaterskloof Municipality, confirmed
receipt of the memorandum. He says to obtain clarity about the issue, meetings were
already held between concerned locals, the
mayor, Cape Pine and DAFF. Municipal
manager Stan Wallace also raised the issue
at a recent meeting between the municipality and sector departments. “The heads of the
departments of Economic Affairs and Envi-

ronmental Affairs and Planning offered to
assist with dealing with the matter on a national level.”
The establishment of facts, the historical
background and implications of the current
situation, and a way forward have already
been taken to relevant departments, he added. Senior officials will meet “as soon as possible” to obtain a commitment from DAFF
to advertise tenders. “The municipality will
use all avenues to consult with the relevant
authorities to address the issue,” Cronjé
said.
Businessman Pieter Silberbauer, also a
member of the Grabouw Development Forum, says, “If we can reverse the Exit Policy,
Grabouw can become a growth point for forestry in the Western Cape and can be a place
of job creation and skills development.
These are permanent jobs, with scope for
promotion throughout the country because
forestry is a national organisation; it is not
town-specific. Tragically it is too late to save
Cape Pine sawmill in Stellenbosch because
we no longer have the big logs to supply the
sawmill. It is not too late to start a small log
sawmill, which could prevent further job
loss and could in fact result in many spinoffs that could create work.”

Owls may be snatching our cats
JANINE VAN DER RIET
Where do all the cats disappear
to?
Ingrid Green from Sandbaai
thinks it could be the resident
owls in the area that are responsible for the disappearance of so
many cats and kittens in the past
few months in Sandbaai.
She says she had a horrific experience recently when an owl
flew, from a building 10 m away,
right down to her feet where one
of her two cats were sitting.
It was after dark, at around
18:00 and she could not properly
see what kind of owl it was.
“There have been many owls
living in and around our complex in Bergsig Street for the past
few months and we hear them almost every night.”
Green says her cats have been
acting strangely for a while now,
as if they are scared to go outside
without the proper “supervision”, while they usually do
their own thing in their own
time.
“I was absolutely horrified
when the owl went straight for
my feet and my cat! I have no
words to describe the feeling I experienced. And my poor cats.
The one cat was further away
and not in immediate danger,
but my poor cat sitting close to
my feet was in utter shock.”
Since the incident, she has
been researching owls, their be-

haviours and habits on line.
She has spoken to some experts, and the owls in her neighbourhood could either be the
Cape eagle owl or a spotted eagle
owl.
Even though it is difficult to
believe that an owl can grab and
"kidnap” a cat, she has learnt
that some owls indeed see cats as
prey.
Rob Fryer from Whale Coast
Conservation says after hearing
Green’s story, it sounds as
though there may very well be
either spotted eagle owls or the
more scarce Cape eagle owls in
the area.
“If the owls are preying on
cats, then it is more likely that
the birds are Cape eagle owls,
which are slightly larger and are
known to prey on dassies. Large
owls have also been seen at night
in the Vermont area, but I’ve not
been able to get a good enough
view of them to distinguish
which variety these are. Either
of these large owl species may
take small or juvenile pets if they
get the opportunity, so it is best
to keep small pets – less then
4,5 kg in weight – indoors after
dusk when the owls are scouting
for prey.”
Fryer says there are also Gymnogenes breeding in the area,
which are known to have taken
grey squirrels in Cape Town, but
are unlikely, however, to take
fully grown cats.

Could the Cape eagle owl be responsible for the disappearance of
our cats?
PHOTO: EAGLE ENCOUNTERS, SPIER WINE FARM STELLENBOSCH

BIRD ID: Barbara
Gentil sent in this
photo, taken in On­
rus, of a bird that
has been seen
around. “Can any­
one help with the
identification of this
bird? I’m pretty cer­
tain it’s a buzzard,
but is it a non­mi­
gratory steppe or a
forest buzzard? He
has been around for
a few months now and calls constantly.”
BirdLife Overberg says that it is an immature
African harrier­hawk (Gymnogene) or kaal­
wangvalk.
PHOTO: BARBARA GENTIL

Public Protector to mediate
ELBÉ VAN HEERDEN
Following the news that all abalone quotas have not been reissued for the coming year, a complaint has been lodged with the
Public Protector, Adv Thuli Madonsela, with a request that she
mediate in this matter.
According to Kgalalelo Masibi,
spokesperson for the Public Protector, their office received a
complaint regarding the issue on
30 May. “The divers only have
until the end of July before their
quotas expire. The Public Protector will deal with the case as an
early resolution matter with a
view to assisting the parties to
settle the matter by 15 July 2014,”
Masibi said in a statement.
According to Masibi the Public
Protector will mediate the matter between the divers and the
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF).
The complaint follows an interview with former minister of
DAFF, Tina Joemat-Pettersen,
stating that all quotas will be revoked as of the end of July. (Die
Burger, May 2014).
In the meantime it has become
apparent that DAFF is behind on

the reissuing of permanent quotas and that the legal divers, of
which there are 303 countrywide, will lose their quotas on 1
August.
According to Shaheen Moolla,
managing director of Feike, a
Cape Town-based natural resources advisory firm, all quotas
will be null and void on 1 August
as the reissuing of quotas has not
been completed.
“Rather than admit failure on
their (DAFF’s) part, they are trying to solve the problem by revoking all of the quota holders’
rights.”
This urged local quota holders
to send an urgent request to the
Public Protector asking for intervention in the situation.
The request reads: “We accordingly request the urgent intervention of the Public Protector as
our rights to earn a legitimate income from the harvesting of abalone, which rights have been in
place for the past 10 years and
may almost certainly now be unlawfully terminated by 31 July
2014.”
Of the 303 quota holders, about
250 reside in the greater Overstrand region.

Let it hail, let it hail, let it hail
JANINE VAN DER RIET
Icy and somewhat unusual
weather conditions last week
made residents reach for their
coats, blankets and cameras.
Hail storms last Thursday took
many by surprise, and white lawns
and cute little snowmen (hailmen?)

were recorded on camera as evidence of the occurrence.
No serious weather-related incidents were reported, however. The
Overstrand Municipality’s control
room reports that since the start of
the cold front on Wednesday
evening 4 June, it was fairly quiet
with no evacuations needed in lower parts like Zwelihle.

Annalize Loubser from the Royal
Gardener’s Nursery next to Die
Plaaskombuis in the Hemel-enAarde Valley says, however, that
the wind and hail storms caused
some damage to their nursery. Sections of Main Road and High Street
in Hermanus were also flooded.
Here’s a selection of some of our
readers’ most impressive photos.

This spectacular photo was taken
on 5 June on the corner of 9th Av­
enue and 4th Street, Voëlklip.
PHOTO: HELETTA DU TOIT

David Leppan took this picture of his
magical “snowy” garden in Moffat
Street, Eastcliff on Thursday morning.
He says the hail was more than dou­
ble than ever before in the 26 years
that they have been living in the area.
PHOTO: DAVID LEPPAN

What a beautiful sight: Hermanus got a face­lift! Even if it was just for a
little while, says reader Hettie Maree from Sandbaai. “At least one en­
joyed it while it lasted.” She took this pic on Thursday in 8th Street in
Voëlklip.
PHOTO: HETTIE MAREE

The Overstrand municipal council
recently approved the sale of land
to the Department of Public Works,
on behalf of the Department of Justice for the purpose of building a
new municipal court.
However, the new court could
still be years from completion.
The expropriation of the earmarked site (erf 11436) of about
4 527 m² – where the Hermanus Tennis and Squash Club currently operates – was approved in principle
in 2011, but was revoked in council
and earmarked for sale to the Department of Public Works.
A condition of the sale is that it
will have to be completed within
six months.
According to Lawrence Ngoveni
from the Department of Justice and
Correctional Services, the time
frame for the commencement of a

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project like this is at least three
years as the department has to ensure that the funds are available,
because it forms part of the national programme on infrastructure.
The council has given the Department of Public Works only six
months for the sale to be finalised.
“It is the intention of this department to ensure that the Department of Public Works signs the
deed of sale within the six month
period as per section 3 of the Council resolution,” Ngoveni said.
“However, should it be clear that
the six month period will not be
met, the department will request
an extension of the time from the
Council.
“As per the condition stipulated
in the minutes of the Mayoral Committee meeting, should the department fail to sign the deed of sale
within the six month period, the
municipality can alienate the prop-

erty by means of a competitive bidding process.”
The future of the existing building is still uncertain, according to
Ngoveni.
“It will be discussed at a later
stage and we are not in a position
to comment on whether it will be
made available to any other organ
of state.”
In the meantime, the Hermanus
Tennis and Squash Club is eagerly
awaiting the proposed sale as this
could mean that the new facilities
may soon be under way.
The club president, Pieter Joubert, said they are very excited
about the council’s decision to sell
the land to the Department of Public Works with the intention of
building a municipal court.
“I’m also involved in the planning of the new sports complex and
we can not wait to move. We have
waited nearly ten years for this.”

ODEY NEEDS A HOME: This is little Odey. He was
rescued last weekend by Kleinmond Animal Welfare So­
ciety (KAWS). He is now in foster care, but will need a
forever home soon. Odey is nine weeks old. He will be
about medium sized. He will stay in foster care for a
little while, just until he picks up some weight. If some­
one would like to adopt him, he is in Hermanus at the
moment and the adoption fee is R500. Home checks
will be done. Contact Danica on danicapalvie@ya­
hoo.com if anyone woulsl like to offer this gorgeous lit­
tle boy a home.

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At your service at De Voorskooten are (from left) chef and part owner Mariette van
der Merwe, Amanda Sitelo, who is Mariette’s right hand in the kitchen, and Wolf
and Andrea Schmidt, the new owners.
PHOTO: KERRY VAN RENSBURG

De Voorskooten under
new ownership
KERRY VAN RENSBURG
It’s been a week of new beginnings for
Andrea and Wolf Schmidt, who moved
to Hermanus last week and took over
as the new owners of De Voorskooten
restaurant as of 1 June.
This German couple, who immigrated
to South Africa five years ago, spent the
past five years in Cape Town working for
an internet-based customer service company.
Back in Germany, Wolf had spent 25
years in the hospitality industry, including spells in France, and he wanted to go
back into hospitality.
So when they noticed on GumTree that
De Voorskooten in Hermanus Main Road
was for sale, they decided this was the
business they had been looking for.
Andrea says the restaurant, which
seats 24 inside and up to 16 outside, is not
too big, and they loved the food prepared
by chef and part-owner Mariette van der
Merwe.
According to Jacques Fouché, who sold
De Voorskooten to the Schmidts, Mariette has a 25% share in the business.
Jacques, who has a construction business in Johannesburg, says after his son
came home from school one day with a
letter asking for help with food for parents who are struggling, he decided it was
time to do something that makes a differ-

ence.
“We are basically looking at a whole
new job creation and empowerment initiative focusing on crafting and entrepreneurship,” he says.
In March this year, De Voorskooten relocated from Aberdeen Street to the Fisherman’s Village in the CBD, which is regarded as the historical heart of Hermanus.
This new venue is in keeping with De
Voorskooten’s decor with its antique furniture and historically significant artwork in ornate gold frames.
With the restaurant under new ownership, Mariette will continue to serve up
the delicious and beautifully presented
fare this elegant restaurant has become
renowned for.
Andrea, however, says they have some
ideas of their own for the menu, but they
will only add these items step by step.
She says the menu offers food that everyone can enjoy and they don’t cater only
for tourists, insisting that the local people
come first.
This classy, warm-hearted restaurant
is ideal for a mug of steaming Glühwein
and a tasty Cape curry or perhaps homemade fishcakes followed by something
sweet and satisfying.
De Voorskooten’s menu offers breakfast, lunch and dinner and is open from
11:00 to 15:00 and again between 18:00 and
22:00.

Win a meat voucher
Two lucky readers can each win a
R500 Van Blommestein meat hamper
in the Hermanus Times puzzle competition.
All you have to do to stand in line
to win is collect the puzzle pieces in
the coming weeks. A puzzle piece will
be printed each week.
Once you have pasted all six puzzle
pieces onto your entry form, drop
your completed entry at the entry box
at Van Blommestein Butchery in
Swartdam Road or at the Hermanus
Times office in Aberdeen Street.
The entry form for the competition
will be available in next week’s edition (19 June). The first puzzle piece
can be found in the Hermanus Times
of 26 June.
Make sure to buy your newspaper
in the next week to start building your
puzzle.

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12 June, 2014

Great start for FynArts 2014
CILENE BEKKER

These works by leading sculptors, placed at
seven sites along the cliff path from the Old
Harbour to the Windsor Hotel, will be on display until March next year.
Jaco Sieberhagen, one of the sculptors, was
instrumental in the setting up of the exhibition, to the level of helping to drill holes to
stabilize and secure the sculptures.
Of the sunshine-blessed morning he said:
“I am a child of the Karoo and there every day

we pray for rain. Today is one of the few times
that I prayed for sunshine.”
Cllr Ben Solomon, speaking on behalf of the
Overstrand Municipality, said he believes
this public art exhibition will attract tourists
and can grow into something bigger.
“But it takes someone to run with an idea
like this and make it work. We, the municipality, can only help smooth the way.”
Melvyn Minnaar (curator of the Wine Plus
series during FynArts) said the exhibition
has the potential to become as big a tourist
attraction as the Public Art exhibition in
Münster, Germany which attracts around 2,5
million visitors annually.
The Sculpture on the Cliffs pieces are an eclectic mix of various techniques and materials and may not be to everyone’s taste.
“That’s the point of public art. You don’t
have to like it, and it shouldn’t be pretty, but

Forty barrelheads in the Bouchard Finlayson
cellar form the backdrop for the artworks of
40 finalists chosen from 175 entries. Here
Jessie Hatting and Saskia Schiel are admir­
ing the winning entry by Tineke Meijer.

Barbara Pretorius and Christel van Vollenhov­
en standing by an Alessandro Pappada
piece, called Transportation, at the ceramics
group exhibition at the Windsor Hotel. More
than double the number (over 20) of award­
winning ceramists’ works are displayed. Liz
Coates from Pure South is the curator of this
exhibition.

The gods were smiling down on Hermanus
FynArts when last weekend arrived full
of sunshine. The mist bank was still evident when a group of early birds gathered
at Gearing’s Point on Saturday at 09:00 to
hear more about the Sculpture on the
Cliffs exhibition.

it must be engaging and make you think,” said
Minnaar.
This year’s FynArts by all accounts so far
is double the size of last year.
More tickets had been sold by opening day,
and more entries had been received for competitions and exhibitions.
One of the events in the past week where
there were only single seats to be had in an
otherwise packed out Hermanus High School
hall, was the popular Songs of Praise, masterfully orchestrated by Richard Cock (now a
FynArts board member).
The programme included lively praise music performed by an 80-voice strong choir, an
orchestra, solos by soprano Magdalene Minnaar (Christine in Phantom of the Opera) and
Nick Nicolaidis (tenor), and much appreciated audience participation.

Christopher Hope (FynArts board member)
and Melvyn Minnaar standing by the sculp­
ture by Marieke Prinsloo­Rowe, one of seven
along the cliff path. The piece is titled
“Awaiting your return’’ and is thoughtfully
placed at the main lookout over Walker Bay.

PHOTOS: CILENE BEKKER

FynArts­goers mixing and mingling with artists in their various galleries. With sculptor Willie
Botha at his gallery is his wife Carlene, Letitia Immelman, Annette Barkhuizen and Philip Im­
melman. Behind them is a fibreglass copy of a bronze sculpture, Ramona, that Botha had
made for a client.

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RESOUNDING SUCCESS: The Songs of
Praise concert, held in the Hermanus High
School hall on Sunday afternoon, included a
mass choir of 80 choristers from all over the
Overstrand, and an ad hoc orchestra (27
strong), all brought to perfect harmony by
renowned conductor Richard Cock. Songs of
Praise is a community project which Richard
takes around the country. The primary aim
of these concerts is to praise God through
music.
PHOTOS: KERRY VAN RENSBURG

12 June, 2014

Choir members from Pro Musica, St Peter’s Church, Kidbrooke, and choristers from Paarl,
Stellenbosch and Somerset West, along with the Hermanus Festival Orchestra consisting of an
ensemble from Camerata Tinta Barocca, local musicians and pipers Mark Robinson and Roger
Hendry, participated in Songs of Praise on Sunday, a highlight event in the FynArts Festival
programme which was a sellout success.

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As part of the FynArts Festival, the
Hermanus Botanical Society will
present a day of talks in a pro­
gramme called: Fynbos Features and
Creatures, at the Windsor Hotel on
Sunday 15 June at 10:00. Tickets for
the talk and lunch are R250; Her­
manus Botanical Society members on­
ly R180. Tickets at www.hermanusfyn­
arts.co.za and Hermanus Tourism.

FYNARTS: a weekend filled with top­class events
The last weekend of Hermanus FynArts, leading up
to Youth Day on Monday 16 June, is filled with top­
class events for people of all ages.
You could grab the opportunity to attend a 30
minute masterclass with guitarist James Grace on
Saturday 14 June. Anyone with a minimum level of
trinity/ABRSM Grade 5 can book for this special
event at the Windsor Hotel.
The weekend is filled with inspirational events for
aspiring young musicians. Five of the finest singing
actors from the UCT Opera School will perform in
The Magic of the Operetta in the Auditorium
on Saturday 14 June at 19:30. The show is produced
and directed by Angelo Gobbato, with musical direc­
tion and piano accompaniment by conductor and pi­
anist Kamal Kahn, director at the UCT Opera School.
At noon on Saturday the whole family can enjoy
Comedy on Piano with Victor Tichart. The special
programme will include Happy Birthday Variations,

a Mozart opera, Phonetic Punctuation, Inflationary
Language and How to Compose Your Own Gilbert
and Sullivan.
On Saturday afternoon at 15:00 Abel Selaocoe
(22), who recently won the Sir John Barbirolli prize
at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester,
will perform in Cello Classics and Surprises. He will
be accompanied by Jose Dias, currently working to­
wards a PhD in Solo Performance at UCT.
On Sunday evening film aficionados will have the
opportunity of meeting Ian Gabriel, director of
Four Corners, the official South African submission
for Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy
Awards. Before the film is screened in the Auditorium
Gabriel will introduce and provide context. Tickets
for this event (at 19:00) are R60, which include a
glass of wine.
On Friday and Saturday afternoon at 16:00 a tu­
tored and interactive session exploring the tastes

of whisky, coffee and chocolate, individually
and with one another, will be presented by three ex­
perts at The Marine hotel.
On Saturday at 09:00 you can have breakfast with
Anton Harber, Caxton professor of Journalism at the
University of the Witwatersrand, at La Vierge, a wine
farm in the Hemel­en­Aarde Valley, and find out
“How to love social media”.
Opt for a breakfast feast with flowers at
@Food & Wine restaurant on Sunday (at 9:00). Learn
the language of edible flowers. For booking phone
028 312 1349.
On Monday festival goers can start the day with
a chocolate masterclass at Milkwood restaurant
in Onrus. Tickets are R200. Children (under 12 ac­
companied by an adult) pay R50.
Another item that will appeal to adults and children
alike is an Origami workshop on Saturday at
the Windsor Hotel with Niki Daly, acclaimed author

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On Sunday Fynbos Features and Crea­
tures, a one­day workshop with illustrated talks by
four authoritative speakers, will be presented at the
Windsor Hotel.
The finals of Hermanus’s Got Talent will be
held at Dutchies restaurant on Grotto Beach on Sun­
day evening 15 June. Book a table (www.dutch­
ies.co.za) for this exciting event (18:00 – 20:30)
where the 12 finalists will perform and the audience
will vote for the winner.
This final FynArts weekend, with many more events
listed in the programme (www.hermanusfyn­
arts.co.za), will culminate in celebrating Youth Day
with a performance by the Cape Philharmonic
Youth Orchestra, with cellist Abel Selaocoe as so­
loist, in the Thusong Hall in Hawston at 14:00.
Tickets for FynArts are available at www.webtick­
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EDITORIAL COMMENT
Be sensitive to the
needs of others
A freak accident can occur in the blink
of an eye. On Tuesday afternoon a
young traffic officer defied death after
being accidentally shot when his colleague’s weapon fired unexpectedly.
Another young man, however, was
not so lucky. Twenty-four-year-old
Mathew Speelman died in a car accident on Sunday morning on his way
to a work-related training programme.
Six women were travelling with him
in the vehicle; two are in hospital in
a serious condition.
While this kind of “news” may help
sell newspapers, we should never lose
sight of the impact incidents and
accidents like these have on our community.
There are families standing at hospital bedsides and there are families who
are grieving. When the newspaper has
been discarded, those families are still
picking up the pieces.
We all know someone who is going
through a tough time, be it a life-threatening illness, bereavement or financial difficulties. Offer support even if
it’s only a shoulder to cry on. Be sensitive to what others are dealing with,
because we never know when hardship and heartache may come our way.

Keep up complaints
against ‘soulless boxes’
One can only heartily endorse the sentiments
expressed by E. Burnside-Welsh regarding
the proposed (but will it happen?) building in
Long Street. Over the years, many, many well
thought-out, intelligently written letters have
made it quite clear that bunker/block style
architecture is not welcome in Hermanus.
Have the powers that be listened? NO. They
never have and never will. The charming, elegant or whimsical is ruthlessly thrust aside
for sterile, soulless boxes which squat like evil
toads looming over our once desirable town,
blocking out its renowned vistas.
I think clowns would have better taste, and
I don’t think the sub-committees are even secret, viz the blatant disregard for what is suitable and aesthetically pleasing.
The hideous and most historically incorrect
clumps are foisted rough-shod onto those of
us with good taste and discernment.
However futile, those who object, please
continue sending your letters to Hermanus
Times, if only for the comfort of knowing that
one is not alone in one’s revulsion, anger and
disappointment at what has, and will continue, to happen.
Perhaps, hopefully, it might give those responsible a few uncomfortable moments just
before they drift off to sleep in their well-upholstered beds.

CATHRINE GIBSON

GIANT SEAL: From the right angle a giant seal appears to be sniffing the “No Stop­
ping” sign above the Old Harbour!
PHOTO: SUZANNE CLARK

Angels at Mediclinic
I have just spent two weeks in the Hermanus Mediclinic – most of it in the Intensive Care Unit.
I was amazed at the selfless dedication
of the hospital and nursing staff and want
to thank them on behalf of all patients who
have been privileged to experience their
special caring treatment.
This Mediclinic is a well-run institution
under the efficient management of Annemarie Nortje and her team, and deserves
to be congratulated.
I noticed during my stay that many
nurses complained about sore backs or
shoulders – of course from handling patients. We are so grateful and apologise
most sincerely. All of them deserve special
recognition.
At the age of 62, this was a first for me:
first hospital stay, first operation and first
anaesthetics. I was admitted for a diagnostic gastroscopy and colonostomy to try
and determine why my iron levels were
critically low. I expected to return home
afterwards – not stay for two weeks and
face a life changing situation.
During my stay in the ICU I was shocked
by the acute reality level of life speeding
by. The competent nursing staff handled
every crisis with calm professionalism.
My heart went out to the bereaved family of Enrico Spandiel, beloved resident of
Stanford, who had to watch him pass away
in the bed next to me after a cycling accident.
In the bed on my other side, a man was
admitted at the same time after a massive
heart attack, and his family was also traumatised. Dr Tredoux handled both cases
with admirable efficiency and professional empathy.
That same night a lovely baby girl was
born in the Hermanus Mediclinic, and I
realised that this is a place where life and
death happen simultaneously in the fast
lane, and the people who have to deal with
this on a daily basis are true angels.
Another first for me was a blood transfusion and I wished I could thank the person
who donated his/her blood (O negative
type) for my benefit. It was a strange feeling lying flat on my back for six hours
while some-one else’s life fluid slowly penetrated my body, to help me grow stronger.
The Cat Scan was also an amazing experience and I felt as if I was in a UFO with
the doughnut spinning at dizzying speed
around my body, its lights flashing as the
robot voice gave strict impersonal instructions on when to breathe and when
to hold your breath. How unbelievably advanced our medical world has become!
Every person who works in the Her-

I respond to an SMS published in Hermanus
Times on 5 June 2014.
I have several points to make regarding
Anne Clark’s comments about the front page
of Hermanus Times, presumably the edition
of 29 May 2014.
In the first place – you do not have to be
a ratepayer to qualify to read the HT. Paying
the cover price of R5,20 is more than enough
qualification. There are many readers of the
HT who are not ratepayers.
The second point is this – if you are a South
African and you cannot communicate in
Afrikaans – shame on you. If you are an immigrant (who apparently owns property in
South Africa), then perhaps this is a good
time to learn Afrikaans.
Thirdly, would you complain to the editors of Le Monde, Der Spiegel or Pravda for
publishing in French, German or Russian
if you lived in any of those countries?
The Hermanus Times has always had a
mixture of both English and Afrikaans and
we get on quite nicely, thank you very much.
Did you give any thought to the fact that
there are nine other official languages in
South Africa? You can be happy the paper
isn’t in Xhosa, Venda, Sotho or Zulu!
Just by the way, the edition of HT of 5 June
2014 has an all English front page.
Finally – nice picture of the cloud that you
submitted to the HT and published on the
same day as your complaint.
Welgedaan, mevrou!

BRUCE ANDREW
CALEDON

Donations keep Recycle
Swop Shop going

Alta Pretorius is retiring as CEO of the
Hermanus Business Chamber with imme­
diate effect due to medical reasons.
manus Mediclinic deserves an award, but
I wish to give special recognition to Professional Nursing Sister Lynette Gloy
who assisted so calmly and efficiently
when part of my wound opened up after
a coughing fit and the post-operational fluids started seeping out – a scary experience.
Another angel who also deserves a special star is Professional Nursing Sister
Annetjie Squires. She assisted in many
ways above the call of duty, and helped
to make the long nights shorter. Natasha
was the star at ICU.
Doctors Luyt, Coetzee, Scheepers and
Tredoux were all brilliant and professional, as well as Megan, the sunny physiotherapist who had to be cruel to be kind while
pummeling the phlegm out of my lungs
with clever fingers like a cavalry of wild
horses galloping over my chest.
I have been diagnosed with a chronic
lung condition and colon cancer and will
have to go through chemotherapy once my
wound complications have healed, but I
am positive and confident that everything
will go well, because there are angels in
hospitals.
Due to the deterioration of my health,
I will unfortunately not be able to continue
my work as CEO of the Hermanus Business Chamber, but the efficient executive
committee under the leadership of
Mervyn Milner will ensure that the chamber continues to grow from strength to
strength. For any inquiries call Mervyn
Milner at 082 558 8593.

ALTA PRETORIUS

Thank you to the private and public sector
of Hermanus for your encouragement and
support through donations to the Recycle
Swop Shop. A sum of R2 195 was collected
through a street collection on 31 May by individual contributors.
Although we have not received official notification, we wish to thank the municipality for their commitment to funding of
R10 000 recently announced in the Hermanus Times.
This year is the 11th year of operation of
this project that enables children to help
themselves through recycling. More than 25
other similar projects are in independent
operation throughout the country and growing. Thank you, Hermanus for providing the
incubation and home to the “original” Recycle Swop Shop concept “hatched” in 2003.

JAN VAN DER VELDEN (CHAIR), ON
BEHALF OF THE WHOLE TEAM
HERMANUS

Farewell, Rita van Wyk
Sadly the wellknown partnership of Marie
Claire Day and
Rita van Wyk
has come to an
end.
After over five
years of a very
successful part- Marie Claire Day and
nership at one of Rita van Wyk of The
Hermanus’s
Barefoot Cook.
most welcoming
venues, The Barefoot Cook, Rita has decided
on a change of direction, and will soon take
up her position with VW Rola in Hermanus,
doing something completely different – selling cars! I am sure she will do that with as
much enthusiasm and warmth as she welcomed all the patrons to The Barefoot Cook.
We wish her luck with her exciting new job,
and will miss her instant smile.
Marie Claire has shut her popular restaurant for three months and is taking a rest. We
will all be back in September, Marie Claire!

VANESSA HINDLEY

Hermanus Times

Briewe
Letters

12 June, 2014

) Gavin B, where art thee? Whalecoast fm just

ain’t the same. Miss your chit­chat and your wit,
and the daily Beatles hit. English perfect you did
speak, your professional style made my week.
We don’t need two, one will do. That’s You! –
PAM
) Dear Anne Clark: I believe ALL papers in the
UK have their front pages in English only. I am
sure the Afrikaans­speaking community of Her­
manus will gladly club in to buy you a one­way
ticket to your “homeland”.– CHRIS VILJOEN
) Anne Clarke: Your chronic moaning about Af­
rikaans in the Hermanus Times is now becoming
rather comical and I am sure nobody takes it seri­
ously. – JOHAN VAN DER WESTHUIZEN
) Referring to Anne Clark’s SMS: I speak both
English and Afrikaans fluently plus a Nguni lan­
guage. Why can’t you, Anne? – HARRY VIL­
JOEN (THE POOR ONE)
) Why is it that most Afrikaans people can read
and speak some English, but many English people
can’t (won’t) read, speak Afrikaans?

) How petty can some people get when it comes
to language issues. What about Hermanus Times
of 5 June 2014? Everything in English which I
was able to read and understand. Try learning
Afrikaans rather than complain. – RIA BAR­
KLEY
) Well Anne Clark if you want to read the news­
paper in English buy an English newspaper. There
are also old people who cannot read English. So
what will you suggest? They must bring out two
newspapers? One will be English and the other
one Afrikaans. Whe are all ratepayers. It’s dis­
criminatory. – HESSIE
) Anne Clark, stop complaining about an article
that was in Afrikaans. We Afrikaners don’t com­
plain when articles are featured only in English.
We educate ourselves and learn the language.
– ELANE
) The development in Long Street is the best de­
velopment so far. Why wasn’t it done years ago?
– MW
) Baie dankie aan Mount Pleasant­kliniek en
Mnr. Mageli vir professionele uitstekende diens.
Julle is sout van die aarde. God bless!
) JP, Vermont – kry n stokperdjie of vat jou goed
en trek. Sterkte met jou soektog na ’n beter munisi­
paliteit as Overstrand­munisipaliteit!
) Thanx friends for your support regarding
HAWS! See you soon.– A & P
) Help: Blue house remote lost. Reward offered.
Phone 072 762 0253.
) A Nokia phone with a pink flip cover was found

Councillors’ pay packets under scrutiny
The mayor in her budget speech announced
that the increase for councillors “for the current year amounts to 7 per cent”. My calculations, and as I had explained to the mayor
personally, paint a different picture.
Councillors’ remuneration approved in the
previous budget, this time last year, amounted to R7 577 a month. The approved 2014/2015
budget provides for councillors’ remuneration cost of R8 516 a month. In my book, this
amounts to an increase of 12,39 % year-onyear. I assume the reason for the difference
in my interpretation and that of the mayor,
is that the interim remuneration increase

awarded to council earlier this year, which
was not included in the original budget, became the new norm for this year’s budget
comparison. Even if we accept this philosophy, then councillors awarded themselves an
increase of 12,6 % in the current year which
was not budgeted for.
I invite the mayor, the council and the
budgeting committee to enlighten us as to
how a 12 %+ increase year-on-year is justifiable against the background of the mayor’s
opening remark: “We have experienced very
difficult economic circumstances since 2009
and a clear message came from our pension-

We can look forward to a few days of blissful sunshine until
the new cold front moves in on Saturday, bringing low temperatures to the whole country, and another 15 mm rain to the Overstrand between Saturday and Monday morning. Tuesday will
be cloudy but the sun will re-appear on Wednesday.

11

in the basement parking at the Checkers Centre
on Wednesday 4 June. Please contact Pegasus
Security on 079 514 7543.
) Geagte Hester. Ons praat maar weer as jy in
so ’n posisie is. Ek hoop jy ken die mense wat
geroof is dat jy so kan praat. Jou SMS in die
koerant is onsmaaklik en nie van pas. As dit is
hoe julle slagoffers behandel, bly maar eerder
weg.– ALBERT
) Can’t Hermanus Times start a campaign where
all shoppers can put their own groceries in the
bag/s. It’s highly frustrating if the poor cashier
also has to put groceries in a bag, while you are
stuck in a long queue! – A BERG
) Sincere thanks to Maarten and Sherry of
Bergview Vet Clinic for caring and helping Lucca
in his last days. – B SWART
) Had a pleasant afternoon at the Lukhanyo Pri­
mary School in Zwelihle at the Selaelo Selota Jazz
Memories concert. A great vibe, thank you. –
MICHAEL
) The ballet show was fantastic. Just a pity about
the lady upstairs in the box screaming after every
performance. Didn’t she notice everyone around
her cringing with embarrassment? – SUE
) Cosy coffee shop in centre of town offers a
delicious harvest­table lunchtime meal (which in­
cludes soup) for R65. Just down the road you pay
R60 for just soup/bread. Restaurant owners –
look after your locals and don’t just chase the
tourists with your prices.
) Na aanleiding van die navraag en foto van

ers and people who live from the interest on
their life savings, that they cannot afford
sharp increases on rates and tariffs,” and the
fact that “the official inflation rate for April
2014 is 6,1%”.

staff complement are comparative year-onyear.
The reason why an assumption of a 12,6%
increase in the 2013/2014 year has been reached
is due to the classification of costs as mentioned
above. Up until 2012/2013 the cellphone allowances for councillors were included in the general budget for cellphone allowances, but reclassified from 2013/2014 as a separate item.
Therefore, the comparison between 2012/2013
and 2013/2014 is not equiponderant and the
conclusion drawn is incorrect.
The cost increase in councillors’ remuneration from 2012/2013 to 2013/2014 is 5,25%, excluding the reclassification of the cellphone allowances. An increase of 7% has been budgeted
for 2014/2015.

PETRUS HENDRIKSZ

Budget office responds:
It is evident that the writer is referring to
the information contained in Table SA22 on
page 72 of the budget report.
It should be noted that the purpose of Table
SA22 is to indicate total employee related costs
and not salary increases per se. Salary increases are dealt with in paragraph 1.5 (pg. 14-15)
of the budget report. This table can only be
an indicator of salary increases when all factors, such as the classifications of costs and the

Toyota launches new facility
On Thursday 5 June 2014 Her­
manus Toyota opened its new
facilities at the dealership.

The glamorous event hosted 230
customers and several VIPs, including
the Overstrand Executive Mayor,
Nicolette Botha­Guthrie, Springbok,
Stormers and Western Province utility
backline player, Gio Aplon, Gavin
Carstens from Carstens Construction,
Calvyn Hamman, the Senior Vice
President Marketing and Sales, and
Leon Theron, the Head of Technical
and Field Operations, Toyota SA Mo­
tors (Pty) Ltd.
Guided tours through the new facil­
ities for new and used vehicles (Au­
tomark) showrooms, the Parts and
Service departments, wash bay and
service reception were offered.
“Even though the local economy
was under severe pressure the past
few years, we are sure that Hermanus
will continue to grow and offer inves­
tors in businesses exceptional value
and
return
on
investments
made,”says Johan van Zyl, owner
and Dealer Principal at Hermanus
Toyota.
“For this reason we undertook to
build one of the best and technologi­
cally advanced Toyota dealerships in
the Overberg region.
“This decision asked for a multi­mil­
lion investment but I believe in Her­
manus and what it has to offer.”
In his keynote address, Calvyn
Hamman emphasised that Toyota
SA’s strategy is to manufacture high
quality vehicles at affordable prices.
Furthermore, the dealer network
will continue to support this business
philosophy with excellent customer
service with a smile.
The highlight of the evening could
be described as twofold: the number
of guests who attended the grand
opening ceremony and the Toyota SA
Motors New Retail Concept trophy,
which was handed over by Calvyn
Hamman.
PARTS DEPARTMENT
Charles Malan, Parts Manager,
qualified as a master in 2013 and has
25 years experience of Toyota Parts
and Accessories. He says that Toyota
SA’s Customer Service division pro­

vides parts and accessories at a sup­
ply rate beyond 95%.
If the part is not in stock at the deal­
ership, the Toyota Distribution Centre
(Johannesburg) supplies it to Her­
manus within 16 hours. Toyota Parts
and Accessories carry a 12 month un­
limited warranty.
VEHICLE SALES
Johan de Kock, New and Used Ve­
hicle Sales Manager, has 13 years
Toyota experience and is a “Knight”
since 2004. He is ably assisted by four
sales consultants of which two have
“Knights” accreditation.
Natasha Kruger, Manager Finance
and Insurance, is a certified NCA
agent, FAIS and FICA accredited. She
is registered at the Financial Services
Board as a representative.
SERVICE CENTRE
The 1100 square metres service
centre features 10 work bays, each
with an air line supplying air to the
hand tools used. A pneumatic pump
system feeds engine oil to every work
bay where the oil is dispensed with
an oil reel.
An “Oilpro” management system
ensures that the correct amount of en­
gine oil is used to fill the required
quantity for each vehicle type. Fur­
thermore, the new generation RA­
VIOLO electro hydraulic lifts (import­
ed from Italy) were installed at each
service bay.
Two Toyota qualified technicians
and a repair service assistant ensure
that the best technical expertise is ap­
plied under the able guidance of
Riaan Booyens, Chief Technician,
who is a qualified “Master”. Riaan
Fortuin (Service Manager) and Mary­
ka Sebonka are qualified “Master”
Service Advisors. Charlene Vermeu­
len is the Service Receptionist.
“The investment we have made with
the new and upgraded dealership is
proof of our commitment to Her­
manus, its residents and visitors,”
says Van Zyl.
“We are proud to be a part of this
community and as the Toyota brand
has always been synonymous with
quality, reliability, durability and low
cost of ownership, so are we synony­
mous with offering the best and most
comprehensive service in town.”

Gio Aplon and Bevan Pope were among the guests attending
the glamorous event at Toyota Hermanus.

Gavin
Carsten
(right) from
Carstens
Construc­
tion was
one of the
VIPs at­
tending the
event.

Hermanus Times

Promosies
Promotions

12 June, 2014

HERMANUS TOYOTA

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Grand Opening

Altus Mostert, Mathew Browne, Claude en Mari Tyres and Mia Mostert.

Kokkie Burger and Joe Schoeman.

Peter Aspeling and Anel du Toit.

Municipal area manager Don Kearney and his granddaughter with Thelma and Deon Beukes.
Dressed to the nines at the launch of the new Hermanus Toyota premises are Kim Kelfskins,
Wayne le Roux, Dr Claude Kelfskins, James Gerber and Karin Gerber.

Heidi Western Scrooby (right) from Whale Coast FM enjoyed
the evening with friends.

From left are Dephrane and Eric Dahl, and Adele and Christi足
aan Klotz with Dave and Beverley Dippenaar.

Neil Claassen, Oosie Oosthuizen and Heinie Engelbrecht.

Wentzel and Janine van Wyk with Elana and Andries
Schreuder.

The guests had a glamorous night filled with friends and fine
food.

14 Hermanus Times
Rogue mountain bikers can be banned from events

Algemeen
General

12 June, 2014

ELBÉ VAN HEERDEN
Mountain bikers have been
warned not to illegally enter any
private property or farms while
training, or they might be
banned from all major mountain
biking events.
Although currently one of the
fastest growing recreational sport
categories in South Africa, the sport
of mountain biking (MTB) is being
threatened by the emerging negative trend of rogue riding.
According to the director of FNB
Wines2Whales (W2W) MTB events,
Johan Kriegler, the exceptional
growth of the sport has resulted in
an increase in the number of MTB
events as well as the building and
opening of public MTB trails.
Kriegler emphasises that although a costly exercise, MTB trail
building and the maintenance
thereof has proven to be a positive
job creation opportunity, with a
number of previously unemployed
citizens finding a destiny in this

newly established market. Most
MTB trails that are open to the public charge a daily or annual fee.
Mountain bikers are required to
own a permit, to ensure proper access control on public and privately
owned properties.
Jan van Schalkwyk from Euodia
Cycles in Hermanus partnered with
Deon Ferreira and Paul du Toit to
form Hermanus Adventures four
years ago, with the purpose of creating new mountain biking trails in
the area.
“In the past, mountain bikers
would use district roads, but the
sport has grown tremendously and
as the need for more challenging
routes arose, people started biking
on private property, using dirt
roads and jeep tracks without ever
really having any formal permission,” says Van Schalkwyk.
“We started building formal single track routes especially for mountain biking.
“To do this, we make formal agreements with farmers to be able to use
their land. The memorandum of un-

derstanding would then include
where the route would be.
“Only then would we be able to
build a track on private land.”
According to Van Schalkwyk, the
problem with rogue riding in Hermanus is the access points, due to
the route crossing not one or two
farms, but 15 in total. “The trail can
be accessed at various points, making it incredibly difficult to police.”
Van Schalkwyk says another important aspect of the permit is that
an indemnity form needs to be
signed that declares the cyclist is
able and capable of riding the trail,
and safeguards the land owners,
municipality and other role players
from legal action if a rider were to
be injured.
“There are several signs along the
way warning riders that they have
to have a valid permit and wear a
helmet at all times.”
One of their most common problems with illegal riders is the breakdown of relationships with landowners. “A registered rider can be
identified, but we have had a lot of

problems where farm owners refuse
the continued use of trails because
of abuse by rogue mountain bikers.
“The second problem is that there
is no indemnity for the landowner
or biker if he does not have a permit.
And thirdly, as a non-registered rider, you are crossing into private
property, which is a criminal offence.
“Not paying for a permit also
means that we cannot continue to
build and maintain the routes.”
The decision was taken to ban
rogue riders for at least three years
from all MTB events in the Western
Cape including the FNB W2W, ABSA Cape Epic, and MTB events organised by MTB Adventures, Stillwater Sport & Entertainment, Dirtopia and PPA.
“It was the best solution to the
problem and we are hoping this will
motivate reluctant mountain bikers
to get their permits,” adds Van
Schalkwyk.
“Mountain biking has become the
new golf. Yet, you wouldn’t go onto
a golf course and just start playing.

You would first make sure that you
have paid your dues. Why would it
be any different for mountain biking when you go riding on formal
trails?”
Permits are available at Euodia
Cycles at the Hemel-en-Aarde Village for R40 per day, or R350 per
year. An honesty box is available in
case the shop is closed.
Amarider will manage the disciplinary process of rogue riders and
will inform the relevant event organisers once a rogue rider has been
found to be guilty of frequent illegal
riding on private property or public
trails.
Members of the larger and responsible MTB fraternity are encouraged to communicate and express
their anti-rogue riding opinion by
notifying Amarider of anyone involved in such rogue practices.
Contact Amarider at 021 884 4547
or e-mail info@amarider.co.za.
To see the variety of local routes
available, as well as the prices of
permits, visit www.hermanusadventures.co.za.

Brandbeskermingsvereniging op die been gebring

There are loads of clothes and interest­
ing things to buy at Cat’s Whiskers.

Cat’s Whiskers expands
The Cat’s Whiskers, Kleinmond Animal
Welfare Society’s second-hand shop,
opened its new wing consisting of a second-hand book and art shop, on 6 June.
The opening was attended by several
volunteers and committee members.
Apart from the new bookshop, the shop
itself was also renovated. The Cat’s
Whiskers is open on Friday afternoons
and Saturday mornings. Pay a visit and
you might just find a good book or a nice
big mug for coffee or hot chocolate.
The shop depends on donations from
the community, and all those white elephants in your cupboard may just end up
being something special to somebody
else.
For those of you with My School Cards,
KAWS is now a beneficiary as well. You
can also vote for KAWS on www.charitysa.co.za. For more information contact
kaws.media1@gmail.com.

WHALE COAST FM ELECTS NEW BOARD: A new board was elected last Tuesday
to steer Whale Coast FM in a new direction. Dr Nelia Louw, Leonard Smith and Dr
Martin Fisher stepped down as board members and Heidi Scrooby, Janet Marshall
and Mhlangabezi Sithonga now fill their shoes. John Mathew, executive director of the
board and station manager, was asked to keep his position on the board. “We are
excited about the use of social media to deepen the reach of Whale Coast FM,” says
Mathew. The new directors of Whale Coast FM are, from left, Mhlangabezi Sithonga,
Heidi Scrooby, John Mathew and Janet Marshall. PHOTO: DAYNE NEL, WHALE COAST FM

Hermanus Times

Algemeen
General

12 June, 2014

Church welcomes a new priest
KERRY VAN RENSBURG
A new priest who has been in ministry for 45 years and brings a
wealth of experience to his new
congregation, has been installed
at the Hermanus Catholic Church.
Father Barry Matthews has taken
over from Father Bart Walsh as parish priest at Our Lady of Light Catholic Church. Father Bart has moved
to a new parish in Mitchells Plain.
Fr Barry has come straight from
the UK where he spent the past seven
years doing supply work for the archdiocese of Liverpool, to take up his
position in Hermanus.
Cautious about going into too
much detail about his many years in
the ministry, Fr Barry simply says:
“I worked in South Africa from 1969
to 1982 as a priest in a different denomination, and from there went to
Matabeleland.”
He spent 12 years in this area, and

Father Barry Matthews has taken
over as parish priest at Our Lady of
Light Catholic Church.

PHOTO: KERRY VAN RENSBURG

Victoria Falls and Hwangi National
Park were included in his parish.
He then spent five years in Harare

before returning to Cape Town.
He attended a Catholic seminary
and in 2002 was ordained for work in
Malmesbury and Atlantis. This was
followed by a stint in Kuils River, before he returned to his home country,
the UK, where he began his work in
Liverpool.
Fr Barry will be inducted as parish
priest serving the four churches in
his new parish, which include Our
Lady Of Light Church in Hermanus,
The Martyrs of Africa Church in
Zwelihle, St Peter the Fisherman
Church in Gansbaai and the All
Saints
Anglican
Church
in
Bredasdorp which is shared with the
Anglican congregation.
The induction service will take
place on the feast of Corpus Christi
(Body of Christ), at 11:00 on 22 June,
which will include a procession of the
Eucharist in the church grounds.
The celebrant will be Rev Father Peter-John Pearson, vicar general of
the Diocese of Cape Town.

NATURE MATTERS
Did
you
know: 8 June
was
World
Oceans Day.
We all know
that
Walker
Bay is one of
the best places to see whales
from the land. But what is less
known is that it also has one of
the most colourful cold-water
coral reefs in the world. This
amazing reef stretches from

Hermanus
to
Hangklip, less
than a kilometre from the
shore.
It
is
home to beautifully coloured
hard and soft corals, sea stars,
feather stars, anemones, horsefish, pipefish, cute little sharks
and the most spectacular nudibranchs. Nudibranchs? Watch
this space next week.

DONATION
HONOURS
CLUB
FOUNDER: The
members of the
Overberg Model
Railway Club
donated R1 000
to the Overstrand
Hospice in mem­
ory of their
founder and late
chairperson Paul
Wolvaardt.
Current chairper­
son Norman Tait
(left) handed the
donation to
hospice funding
coordinator Dee
Back.

Koos and Joanie Smith have undertaken a
cycle challenge to raise funds for the
Hopeland Project which aims to build a
much needed aftercare facility for the chil­
dren from Hopeland.

Cycle challenge
to raise funds
On the outskirts of Stanford is an area called
Hopeland, where the signs of poverty are
everywhere. Unemployment is rife, crime
is a given and drug abuse has become a major concern.
The Hopeland Project has been initiated
to bring hope to the children living in this
area. The project is supported by the Fynbos
Community Foundation, which believes
everything possible should be done to offer
the children of Stanford the best possible
facility for them to spend time after school
in a safe and caring environment. This after-care service will include a proper lunch,
homework help, learner support and various other programmes.
The Fynbos Community Foundation has
purchased a building on a 5 000 square metre plot at a cost of R 850 000. The foundation
has been given six months to raise the
funds. The after-school facility will be operational from 21 July.
Four major fundraising events are currently taking shape of which the Western
Cape Cycle Challenge is the first. Individuals and companies are asked to sponsor a
cyclist per kilometre.
The cycle challenge began on 2 June and
the route will take the cyclists from Stanford to Bitterfontein in the west and then
on to Drie Susters in the east. They will visit
several schools along the way, spreading a
message of hope and encouragement.
Koos and Joanie Smith will be the foundation’s representatives on this journey.
For more information, contact Koos and
Joanie on 082 708 4045. To make a pledge go
to myshare@hopeland.co.za.

HAWS to hold
cat tea party
The cat volunteers who love the kitty
cats at HAWS are organising a tea party along with the staff members of
HAWS, in aid of the welfare cats and
kittens and to introduce the public to
the many gorgeous animals they
have.
So many cats have been waiting a
long time for a home and if people
could just come along and see what
wonderful characters they have, perhaps a few may get the opportunity
to find a home.
The cat tea party will be held on
Monday 16 June between 10:00 and
12:00 at the kennels at 4 Steenbras
Street.
Come and spend a few hours of fun
with refreshments and snacks, and
play with, stroke and meet the kitties
– and of course the doggies too, for
those who prefer to meet the dogs.
There will be a special low adoption
fee and HAWS asks that you bring
along a little present for either the
cats or the dogs (food, toys etc).
Bring your family and friends and
spread the word. For information call
028 312 1281 or 083 448 4805. If the
weather is foul, the tea party will automatically be postponed to Saturday 21
June.

(Gansbaai Administration)
M.N. 12/2014
PORTION 2 OF THE FARM NO. 933, DIVISION CALEDON :
APPLICATION FOR CONSENT USE
Notice is hereby given in terms of the provisions of the Overstrand
Zoning Scheme Regulations that council received an application
from PlanActive Town- and Regional Planners on behalf of the
owner of Portion 2 of the Farm No. 933, Division Caledon, EM
Payne, in order to establish a tourist facility (Animal Park) on the
property.
The application is open to inspection at the office of the Area
Manager, Gansbaai Administration at Main Road, Gansbaai from
07:45-13:00 and 13:45-16:30 (Monday to Friday) and any
enquiries may be directed to mr. SW van der Merwe, P.O. Box 26,
Gansbaai, 7220, E-mail: aknoetze@overstrand.gov.za / tel. no.:
(028)384-8300 / fax no.: (028)384-8337. The application is set
out as follows:
Any objections, with full reasons therefore, should be lodged in
writing, must be signed and handed in at the office of the Area
Manager on or before Friday 18 July 2014 quoting the objector’s
property description and contact details. Any comments received
after the afore-mentioned closing date will be disregarded.
Notice is also given in terms of Section 21(4) of the Local
Government Act: Municipal Systems, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000) that
people who cannot write are welcome to approach the Town
Planning section of the Overstrand Municipality (Gansbaai
Administration) during the above-mentioned office hours where a
staff member will assist them in putting their comments or
objections in writing.
C Groenewald, Municipal Manager, c/o PO Box 26, Gansbaai,
7220
13 June 2014

(Gansbaai Administration)
M.N. 14/2014
ERF 11, 10 BUITEN STREET, STANFORD : APPLICATION
FOR SUBDIVISION
Notice is hereby given in terms of the provisions of Section 24 of
the Land Use Planning Ordinance, 1985 (Ordinance 15 of 1985)
that council received an application from the owner of Erf 11,
Stanford, D Möhr for the subdivision of the mentioned property in
four portions, namely Portion A approximately 1799m² in extent,
Portion B approximately 1007m² in extent, Portion C
approximately 976m² in extent and Portion D approximately
976m² in extent.
The application is open to inspection at the office of the Area
Manager, Gansbaai Administration at Main Road, Gansbaai from
07:45-13:00 and 13:45-16:30 (Monday to Friday) and any
enquiries may be directed to mr. SW van der Merwe, P.O. Box 26,
Gansbaai, 7220, E-mail: aknoetze@overstrand.gov.za / tel. no.:
(028)384-8300 / fax no.: (028)384-8337. The application is set
out as follows:
Any objections, with full reasons therefore, should be lodged in
writing, must be signed and handed in at the office of the Area
Manager on or before Friday 18 July 2014 quoting the objector’s
property description and contact details. Any comments received
after the afore-mentioned closing date will be disregarded.
Notice is also given in terms of Section 21(4) of the Local
Government Act: Municipal Systems, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000) that
people who cannot write are welcome to approach the Town
Planning section of the Overstrand Municipality (Gansbaai
Administration) during the above-mentioned office hours where a
staff member will assist them in putting their comments or
objections in writing.
C Groenewald, Municipal Manager, c/o PO Box 26, Gansbaai,
7220
13 June 2014

OVERSTRAND MUNICIPALITY
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – EVENTS AND FESTIVALS
Financial year: 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2015
The Overstrand Municipality is calling for event and festival proposals from
event organisers, local tourism associations or community tourism
organisations to partner with the municipality in:
• attracting more visitors to the Overstrand area;
• increasing the length of stay in our region;
• addressing seasonality and contributing to economic development and
growth in the Overstrand; and
• promoting broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) and
small, medium and micro enterprise (SMME) participation in the
economy.
Approval procedures
Applications for funding will be submitted to the Director: Local Economic
Development and Tourism, who will shortlist events that can be supported
with the available funds and will make a recommendation to Council through
the Executive Mayor. Funding will mainly be allocated in the form of
marketing support with agreed-upon outcomes.
Criteria for project selection
Events must:
• be viable and tourism related
• be hosted within the Overstrand area during the period 1 July 2014 to
30 June 2015
• be geographically representative of the Overstrand area as a whole
• contribute to SMME development and upliftment
• contribute to job creation within the Overstrand area
• establish a brand that identifies the Overstrand as a preferred destination.
Content of proposals
• Contact details
• Description of event
• Location
• Aim and objectives of event
• Activities planned
• Outputs and outcomes
• How the surrounding communities will benefit
• Number of jobs created (temporary and permanent)
• Budget
• Management structure
• Any other sponsors and sources of income towards the event must be
declared up front to avoid duplication of funding by municipalities
• Procurement of goods and services plan
• List and costing of all municipal services required (form to be requested
separately).

Governance of the fund
Agreements will be entered into between all the event organisers and the
Overstrand Municipality, in terms of which a comprehensive report must be
submitted by the event organisers a month after the actual event has taken
place.

Road test: Hyundai’s new Accent hatch
FRANS LE ROUX
Gone are the years of unreliable, unsafe and bland vehicles.
If you are in the market, it is
near impossible to find a “bad”
car.
For decades, premium German
brands were ruling the roost. They
offered reliable, good-looking options, but at a hefty price tag. Luckily for us, some healthy competition emerged and the biggest winners came out of Korea and China.
One of the most impressive progressions were seen from Korean
giant, Hyundai. Just when you
think they have enough models in
their line-up, they add a new one.
The Hyundai Accent hatchback
quietly sneaked into the market re-

cently. Bringing with it another
option of a good practical no-nonsense hatchback.
Okay, so where does the Accent
hatch fit in? Very good question I
would say. At first I was rather confused because you get the i10, i20
and i30 hatchbacks. Each differing
in size, specification-level and
price.
The Accent hatch then fits in between the i20 and the i30. See it as
a bigger sibling to the i20, but a
more affordable alternative to the
i30.
The Accent hatch features a
rather punchy 1.6-litre 4 cylinder
petrol engine which delivers
91 kW/15 Nm. These figures, coupled with a slick 6-speed manual
gearbox, translate into a satisfying
driving experience. Average fuel

economy is claimed at 6,5
F/100 km, although my figures returned
slightly
higher
at
7,3 F/100 km.
The Accent’s steering is very
light, thanks to its power assisted
steering. At low speeds it is easy
to manoeuvre around town or get
into that tight parking space.
Speaking of which, the Accent
Hatch has rear park assist as
standard. No more reversing into
lampposts or scraping the occasional tree.
In the looks department, I found
the Accent Hatch rather pleasing
to look at. It shares the same front
end as its sedan brother.
Those smiling fog lights and
prominent Hyundai badge are all
part of Hyundai’s new fluid design
philosophy.

Hyundai’s new Accent Hatch fits in nicely between their i20 and i30 hatchbacks. It offers good space and value for
money.
PHOTO: QUICKPIC

It has been part of their recent
success, and this platform is
shared throughout their model
line-up.
Step inside and you are greeted
by a familiar interior. Blue lights
light up the cabin, while familiar
silver and grey inserts draw your
attention.
These striking additions to the
cabin help lift the overall quality
and feel. A multi-function steering-wheel fits nicely between your
hands while a large display-screen
makes navigating your Bluetooth
and multimedia devices easy. Rear
legroom is more than enough with
seating for two adults. The boot
swallows a generous 370 F.
With most South Africans needing to cut down on spending, the
good-old hatchback segment is

crammed full of decent options.
The Accent Hatch retails for
R234 900 for the manual. Hyundai
offers
a
comprehensive
5year/150 000 km warranty along
with a 5-year/90 000 km service
plan. Considering the size of the
Accent, it will be hard to beat in
terms of practicality and price.
The main rivals in this category
include the Toyota Auris 1.6 Xi,
Opel Astra 1.6 hatch and the Ford
Focus 1.6 Trend. Only the Auris offers similar value but it has a poorer warranty.
If you directly compare the Accent to its bigger i30 brother, you
will save R25 000. For your saving
you get a no-nonsense family
hatchback that has plenty to offer.
This Accent hatch is a definite contender for your shopping list.

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Toyota FJ Cruiser: the thumping brute
HANJO STIER
Some of my earliest childhood
memories take place on gran’s
farm. The smell of furniture
polish in the gigantic house, a
thriving herb garden out front,
the monotonous beat of a Lister
engine and a powder blue Toyota Land-Cruiser FJ40 pick-up
parked next to the second barn.
The farm has long been sold and
I often think that FJ40 sealed the
deal. Never shy to work, it always
started first time and its blue paint
was marked with countless
scratches and dents from the many
tasks it performed as the daily runner, hunting vehicle and carry-all
of this land.
Fast forward a few decades and
Toyota pays homage to these durable workhorses with this retro take
called FJ Cruiser. Based heavily
on a Land-Cruiser Prado, the oddball 4x4 combines elements of its
ancestor with strange proportions, bizarre doors and a near-vertical windscreen with three wipers.
Big headlights and ye olde Toyota letters frame the retro grill
while mock silver bumpers protrude from the front corners just
as much as the strange lights do at
the back. The square wheel arches
house big wheels with gun-metal
alloys and the spare wheel sits on
a rear door which hinges in the
wrong direction.
Due to its extreme squareness
and slim window line, the cabin

Due to its extreme squareness and slim window line, the cabin has an extremely high waistline, tall dash­
board and low seating position
PHOTO: QUICKPIC
has an extremely high waistline,
tall dashboard and low seating position. That slab of a front windscreen seems a mile away and for
this reason, Toyota has installed a
second set of side sun visors above
both front doors.
Its radio with CD/mp3, USB,
Aux and Bluetooth capability, also
looks like a relic but it pumps impressive tunes through six thumping speakers with satellite buttons
on the height-adjustable steering
wheel. The big instruments seem

a tad playful and supply battery
voltage above the usual information.
Rear accommodation can be
tight for adults and the door/window construction doesn’t help to
ease any claustrophobia. Most of
the floor is covered in tough rubber
mats and this also applies to the
990F boot area. Rear visibility is
rather tragic so the reversing camera is a welcome standard feature.
The FJ Cruiser has been discontinued elsewhere and this shows in

the cabin materials and ergonomics. The layout and style seems antiquated but this won’t be a problem for fans of retro. The big ventilation knobs, simple buttons and
stalks are easily controlled and the
only modern absentee is a trip
computer.
Perhaps that was done on purpose as the FJ is only available
with
a
high-compression,
200 kW/380 Nm 4-litre V6. Delivering its power to two or four wheels
via an old but smooth five-speed

automatic gearbox, it allegedly
helps itself to an average of
11,4F/100 km – I think mid-teens
are more likely.
Toyota has addressed this with
a recent update which adds a secondary tank to make up a total volume of 159 L. Another big novelty
is Crawl Control which allows the
FJ Cruiser to climb, ford or descend treacherous terrain on its
own, at variable (slow) speeds controlled by a rotary knob on the cabin’s ceiling.
This adds to the car’s already remarkable off-roading abilities
which can also call on four-wheeldrive, low-range ratios, a rear differential lock, active traction control, impressive 245 mm ground
clearance, 34° approach and 31° departure angles. Vehicle stability
control, ABS brakes with EBD are
also standard.
The FJ retains its sturdy, ponderous yet unbelievably comfortable suspension which means it
won’t put up with any fast corners.
In a straight line, though, the lively
V6 propels this 2 030 kg car to
100 km/h in under eight seconds
and on to a limited top speed of
175 km/h.
Parking this brute in your driveway requires R476 500 of your
moolah. The Sport version retails
for R500 200 and both come with a
3-year/100 000km warranty and 5year/90 000km service plan. If it’ll
last as long as that old blue Cruiser
is debatable, but its chances are
better than most other new cars.
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Exciting future for MG and Maxus in SA
QUICKPIC

South Africa’s MG and Maxus can look forward
to an exciting future after the latest developments at its parent company, SAIC, the biggest
automaker in China, the world’s biggest car
market.
SAIC, who took over iconic British marque
MG and also manufactures the popular light
commercial vehicle range of Maxus, named
Chen Hong, previously the company’s president and vice chairman, its new chairman.
The state-owned automaker said Chen will
succeed 63-year-old Hu Maoyuan Hu Maoyuan,
who retired last week after 15 years as SAIC’s
chairman.
Vice President Chen Zhixin, who heads SAIC’s passenger car operation, has been promot-

ed to become SAIC’s president, according to an
announcement the Shanghai Communist Party
Committee published on its website.
Top officials of state-owned companies are all
appointed by China’s ruling Communist Party.
The shuffle follows the opening of a dedicated
new MG plant in Thailand, where the MG3 enters production next month.
MG South Africa plans to launch the extremely successful MG3 in the second half of this year.
The availability of this new super mini has been
hampered by massive UK demand, but South
Africa will now receive cars from the new plant
which opened in Thailand last month.
Last year, SAIC sold 4,7 million vehicles
through its joint ventures with Volkswagen and
GM.
SAIC Motor achieved record global sales last

year of over 5,1 million units; the first Chinese
automotive manufacturer to exceed five million units in a year.
Of these, 230 000 of this extraordinary end of
year figure can be attributed to sales of the MG
and Roewe marques worldwide, including MG
South Africa. Roewe is SAIC’s in-house brand,
based on MG technology.
Despite being manufactured in Asia for the
last five years, Maxus commercial vehicles and
MG still retain their British design and technology.
Maxus vehicles have been proven the most
reliable in the UK for the last four years, regularly outperforming the likes of IVECO, Mercedes Benz, Volkswagen, Nissan and Toyota, to
name but a few, while the new MG3 has become
the biggest MG success in history in less than
a year after launch.
Maxus and MG are locally distributed, sold
and serviced by Mandarin Motors under the

banner of Combined Motor Holdings (CMH), a
leading South African motor retailer group listed on the JSE.
Maxus and MG will soon have 15 dedicated
dealersthroughoutSouthAfrica,withadditional service outlets in remote areas.

MEMORIAL 42 YEARS
ago - 11 June. Death leaves a heartache no one can
heal. Love leaves a memory no one can steal. RIP
Dad, grandpa and great
grandpa. From Daniel
Plaatjies.

21st - 11 JUNE. This is
the most important year in
your life. Enjoy your life by
doing those things that
gives you happiness. Remember, we are here for
you always. Happy 21st
birthday to you! From
Mom, Micoll and Lyle.

PROFESSOR JOHN DE GRUCHY AT THE
UNITED CHURCH 15 June @ 6.30pm.
What is the significance of Trinity Sunday
Who better to help us to understand than the
world renowned Christian theologian and teacher,
Professor John de Gruchy?
Don't miss this. Everyone is welcome

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12 June, 2014

Day of cycle and social fun
JANINE VAN DER RIET
A mountain bike-fanatic woman from
Hermanus decided to host a day of fun
and learning at Paul Cluver in Grabouw
for fellow women cyclists on Saturday.
A group of 15 ladies attended this mountain bike skills clinic to broaden their technical skills on single track and small emergency repairs when on a ride.
Klaradyn Stemmet says the main idea be-

Jill is looking for a home after spending
many years at Kleinmond Animal Welfare
Society.

Jill looking for
forever home

Elzaan Visser riding on a wooden bridge.

The Kleinmond Animal Welfare Society is trying their best to find a home for Jill.
Jill has been with KAWS for so long, she
lost count of all the years.
She is about six years old and yet she has
to spend winter in and out at KAWS.
Jill is a very happy, friendly and sweet girl.
She enjoys water a lot and will be happy with
a walk every now and again on the beach.
This Collie cross breed will fit perfectly into
a home with an older couple, as she is not that
energetic anymore.
She gets along well with other dogs, but tend
to get a bit jealous when she is with a human
that she thinks is hers and hers alone, but she
doesn’t fight, she just gives a little warning.
She walks wonderfully on a lead.
Contact Nicola Ramos on 084 803 8873 or
nixrsa@gmail.com or Helene Strydom on 073
354 4915 or kleinmondaws@yahoo.com.

Klaradyn Stemmet and Corné Barnard
from Rockhopper Adventures repairing a
flat tire.
PHOTOS: JACQUI JACKSON
(chiropractor), Antionette van Vuuren
(physiotherapist), The Original Deli, Refine, The Salon, Arabella Hotel & Spa, Eat
restaurant, Rentalsdotcom, Wildekrans and
Rockhopper Adventures.
“Mountain Biking is a sport which offers
exercise, great time in the outdoors and an
opportunity to make new friends,” says
Stemmet.
She has already had enquiries as to when
the next event will take place.
She says the next day out will be soon and
they will keep everyone posted.

SHOWTIME: A Miss Gay pageant was held in the Moffat Hall in
Mount Pleasant on 23 May. The event, which was well­attended,
was organised by Maria WIlliams as a fundraiser for her daughter
who is a debutante at Hawston Primary School. The contestants
(with their stage names only) included, from left: Bodesha (second
princess), Gigi (Miss Personality), Tatiana, Tessa, Natalie (first prin­
cess) and Miss Lee (winner of the pageant and crowned as Queen).

Address: Voortrekker Road, Malmesbury, Western Cape
Shopping centre with 11 secure tenants.
Silent Auction By Tender.
Tenders close on 23 June at 12 Noon
Auction Venue: 222 Main Road, Rondebosch
Offers can be delivered to our Head Office in a sealed
envelope or emailed to Tanya.
For more information pertaining to this property or to view
please contact Tanya on the contact details below.
Tanya 082 411 9599
tanya@rawsonauctions.com

HERMANUS – SHOPPING CENTRE

hind this day was showing women that they
can have immense fun in a male dominated
sport.
“There are so many awesome MTB routes
in the Overberg, and this is a sport you can
do with your kids, hubby or just friends. We
were 15 ladies varying from ages 21 to 52 –
and we all had an awsome time.”
She says mountain biking is an opportunity to network and make new friends, and
has far outgrown golf in terms of sponsors
as well as being “the” sport to do amongst
the men!
On Saturday, the group learnt new skills
at the Paul Cluver bike park, had wine and
champagne and enjoyed lunch.
Corné Barnard from Rockhopper Adventures was the trainer for the day and according to Stemmet, he was awesome with the
ladies and made it a day to remember.
The fun day included sponsored prizes to
the value of R10 000. Prize categories varied
from the muddiest bike, the biggest fall, the
loudest yeller, the most skilled and the most
glamorous.
“Local businesses really supported our ladies event, and we would like to thank each
and every one of them: SA Forest Adventures, Amri Hair Salon, Dr C Gordon DC

Bathing suite parade at the recent Miss Gay pageant.

MUNICIPAL NOTICE
2014/2015 Integrated Development Plan (IDP) Review
and 2014/2015 District IDP Review Time Schedule
Notice is hereby given in terms of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act (Act 32 of 2000)
and the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) (Act 56 of 2003) that the
2014/2015 Integrated Development Plan (IDP) Review and District IDP Review Time Schedule of
the Overberg District Municipality were adopted by Council on 26 May 2014.
The 2014/2015 IDP Review and District IDP Review Time Schedule can be viewed at the
Overberg District Municipality’s head office, regional offices, local municipalities, libraries and
Thusong Service Centres in the district and on the Municipality’s website at www.odm.org.za

Three-year Budget/Medium-term Revenue and
Expenditure Framework for 2014/2015 to 2016/2017
Notice is hereby given in terms of the Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Act
(MFMA) (Act 56 of 2003) that the Three-year Budget for 2014/2015 to 2016/2017 of the Overberg
District Municipality was adopted by Council on 26 May 2014.
The Three-year Budget for 2014/2015 to 2016/2017 can be viewed at the Overberg District
Municipality’s head office, regional offices, local municipalities in the district and on the
Municipality’s website at www.odm.org.za
Head Office: 26 Long Street, Bredasdorp
Regional Offices: Caledon: 4 Field Street, Caledon
Swellendam: Craig Street, Swellendam
Hermanus: 15 Flower Street, Hermanus
D Beretti - Municipal Manager
Arina Wilson 109779

BOT RIVER RAINBOW: This rainbow was captured on
Monday morning at the mouth of the Bot River Estuary in be­
tween two showers.
PHOTO: MEGAN CAMPBELL

Hermanus Times

Sport
Sport

12 June, 2014

GOLF DAY: Curro
Hermanus hosted
their inaugural Curro
Hermanus Open golf
day on 30 May at
the Arabella Golf
Club. It was a perfect
day for golfing and a
field of 80 players
were competing in a
four ball alliance,
with two scores
counting towards the
tournament. The day’s
winners were Ilze Pe­
ters­Cloete, here with
Hennie Mentz, the ex­
ecutive head at Curro Hermanus, Lindsay Henderson, Willis Coetzee, and Thea Al­
bertyn, who ended the day on a massive 94 points to be declared the overall
winners of the event. Coetzee was also awarded as the best lady golfer.

2ND PLACE: In second place was the
four ball with André Pollard, Eddie Con­
radie jr, Dr. Chris van der Merwe, and
Malcom Law. Here are André Pollard,
Hennie Mentz from Curro Hermanus and
Malcom Law at the prize­giving.

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3RD PLACE: Curro Hermanus ended in third place. From
left are Dexter Rowinger, Barry and Debbie Jones, Hennie
Mentz and John Lange.

Golf round­up with Julian Shaw
Well, what can we say
about this week but wet,
wild, windy and cold. Consequently not much golf
was played at all!
Tuesday’s ladies’ day
rained out and Wednesday’s men’s day was a disaster, but luckily Saturday
was a beautiful day and
play resumed with a
friendly stableford alliance to ease the golfers
back onto a rather soggy
course.
Winning the day with a
super 95 points were our
tame
gorilla
Andrew
Philip, Tyron Davidowitz,
John Reynell and Joe
Lyon. Second place by one
point were Mike Brownlee,
Peter
Boshoff,
Willie
Vanderhoeven and the
ghost was John Simson.
Well done guys.
Last week Monday saw
an amusing incident when

Alan Toombs after heroi­
cally saving a ball from
the water hazard.
a four-ball of senior golfers
were playing the 13th. Clive
Day had to chip from the
cart path towards the water
hazard and Alan Toombs
went to stand as “back-stop”
on the hazard side of the
green to prevent the chip
from going into the water.

The
ball
promptly
skipped over the green
and Alan, the good wicketkeeper he is, gathered
the ball before it could disappear into the deep.
The rest of the fourball,
standing opposite the hazard, saw him lunge for the
ball, only to disappear
completely from view!
He unfortunately had
lost his footing against
the steep bank and toppled over backwards into
the water hazard.
A few moments later
Alan re-appeared, dripping wet but still wearing
his hat – and with golf ball
aloft!
He was wet from head to
toe with green slime on his
hat and one of the quick
thinking golfers was out
with his camera phone!
Well done Alan Toombs,
aka “the fish”.

Universals rugby on the ball against Cheetahs
Last Saturday Universals
rugby team travelled to
Grabouw to play against the
Cheetahs. Cheetahs had previously only lost one game
and were determined to topple the unbeaten log leaders.

However,
Universals
made it eight out of eight in
a hard-fought encounter
which saw them win convincingly 27-15. The man of
the match was Brendan
Barends, who had a sterling

game. Allen Tobias scored a
gem of a try which was the
try of the match.
A great team effort.
Universals’ next game is at
home on 21 June against
Struisbaai. – INVIC

Poor results for DOGS
The DOGS played an Indivual Stableford on 10 June in Kleinmond.
Conditions were perfect on Tuesday but the scoring defied
explanation. The main suggestion for the poor scores was
that the pack was suffering from collective anxiety. DOGSbody is off overseas for a couple of weeks. How will Deputy
DOG cope? And will the leader of the pack be allowed back
with the new Home Affairs draconian (and cash-generating)
regulations?
The Ex-Pole-Dancer was so anxious he was constantly lifting his head to see what was going on around him, which
may be another explanation for his low, but winning, score.
The Yorkshire Ripper was anxious when he shot a hole-inone on the par 58th, but, as the hole in question was a drainage pipe, there was no need to call ADT to fetch his wallet.
Results: 34 André Franken; 33 Jon Forsyth, Trevor
Vaughan, Ian Newman; 31 Alan Smith; 30 Dave Smith, Richard Ridge, Fred Garrett; 29 Peter Sulley; 28 Gordon Wilson;
24 Peter Theron, Dave Rade; 23 Pat Dewil; 22 Mike Graham,
Michel Maury; 21 Robin Clacher (guest); 19 Gary Wentzel;
12 Keith Gillott – DAVE SMITH

Legacy brings home gold
from Cape Classic
The team from the academy did
an outstanding job of bringing home
17 gold and one bronze medal.
With over 700 entries, the championship saw all the Western Cape
clubs compete in various modes and
styles.
This tournament was held in
preparation for the South African
Open for mixed and sport martial
arts championships later this year.
At the championships, the team
decided at the last minute to compete in the tag team-fighting event,
without having received any former
training.
Shihan Ruehan van Romburgh,
François Thorne, Keagan Seal and
Casper Swart took on their opposing
tag team and ended up winning the
event.
The team members were praised
for their commendable sportsmanship and passion.

Qhayiya soccer team is tops
On Friday 30 May at 16:00, Qhayiya
Secondary School’s soccer team
played two Overberg School League
matches, one against Umyezo wama
Apile and one against Gansbaai
Akademie.
The scores were: Qhayiya vs Umyezo wama Apile 0-0, and against
Gansbaai Academia 2-2.
Because of the superb reputation
of Qhayiya as the top team in the
Overberg
Education
District,

Gansbaai gave them a tough time
and it was revealed that they have
been practising since the beginning
of the year just to beat Qhayiya.
They nearly managed in their objective, but Qhayiya proved too much
for them because of the technical
skills inculcated into them by their
coach Nkosinathi Joja.
The two goals for Qhayiya were
scored by Zuko Jeko and Sinethemba Liwane. – MOGAMAT KAMEDIEN

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The Legacy Martial Arts
Academy decided at the
last minute to enter a
team for the tag team
event. The team ended
up taking first place and
were commended for
their skills. From left:
Francois Thorne, Shihan
Ruehan van Romburgh,
Keagan Seal and Casper
Swart.

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Wayne
Oosie

Qhayiya
Secondary
School’s
soccer
team is re­
garded as
the team
to beat in
the Over­
berg
School
League.

The kickboxing students of the
Legacy Martial Arts Academy in
Hermanus recently took part in
the kickboxing organisation
NMA-ISKA’s Cape Classic mixed
and sport martial arts championship held in Parow.